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This mom of 5 and artist made a line for Anthropologie and a space for other moms to create

By , Daily Memphian Updated: August 31, 2025 11:55 AM CT | Published: August 31, 2025 4:00 AM CT

Whitney Winkler, a transplant from Illinois, didn’t foresee becoming an artist or owning a studio in Memphis, but motherhood led her there. 

Winkler said art has been a way to express herself throughout her life, and she began painting when she became a mother.

“Painting was a way I could see something start to finish in one sitting and feel like I created and produced something that day,” she said. “The mundaneness of motherhood was the spark of art for me.”

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Sophia Surrett

Sophia Surrett

Sophia Surrett is a recent University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers commercial real estate, economic development, residential real estate, restaurant real estate, and hospitality and tourism.


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